Turnover Cost: Software Developers, Texas (2025)

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Software Developers population in Texas, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Developers · Texas, United States

$68,200 – $272,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $136,450 for Software Developers in Texas, United States (2025-may), multiplied by the 0.5×–2× cost of replacing an employee reported by SHRM and Gallup. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the wage, not the cost — the range is a planning estimate, and a real figure depends on time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity.

How Software Developers compares in Texas, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
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What this means

$136,450 is what BLS records as the annual mean wage for software developers in Texas. The estimated replacement cost using SHRM and Gallup's 50% to 200% multiple is $68,200 to $272,900 per departure. Your actual cost will depend on how quickly you fill the vacancy, ramp-up speed, and lost output during the gap.

Estimated cost of turnover: Software Developers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Texas, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware DevelopersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$136,450$83,466

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